Joe Williams
Background information
Birth name	Joseph Goreed
Born	December 12, 1918(1918-12-12)
Origin	Cordele, Georgia, USA
Died	March 29, 1999 (aged 80)
Genre(s)	Swing music Traditional pop
Occupation(s)	Singer
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Associated acts	Lionel Hampton, Count Basie

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He was born Joseph Goreed in Cordele, Georgia and moved to Chicago as a child. He was raised by his mother and grandmother. He grew on the south side of Chicago, surrounded by jazz, blues, and gospel music. In the 1930s, as a teenager, he was a member of "The Jubilee Boys" and performed in Chicago churches. Cordele, also known as The Watermelon Capital of the World,[1] is a city in Crisp County, Georgia, United States. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ...

He worked as a singer and bouncer in Chicago in the late 1930s and early 1940s. In 1943, he was hired by the Lionel Hampton Orchestra. He toured with Hampton for several years but never achieved breakthrough success. A doorman (more commonly referred to as a bouncer) is a term for a person who deals with the general security of a bar, pub or nightclub. ... Lionel Hampton with George W. Bush Lionel Leo Hampton (April 20, 1908, Louisville, Kentucky – August 31, 2002 New York City), was a jazz bandleader and percussionist. ...

He rose to national prominence as the singer for Count Basie's Orchestra in 1954. Nicknamed "The Number One Son", by Basie, he remained with Basie for several years. "Everyday I Have The Blues" is his biggest hit. William Count Basie (August 21, 1904 – April 26, 1984) was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

After leaving the Basie band, Williams continued to have a successful career working with his own jazz combo. He and Basie remained on good terms and he would regularly appear with the band.

Williams gained further notoriety when Bill Cosby cast him as Heathcliff Huxtable's father-in-law "Grandpa Al" Hanks in a recurring role on the hit 1980s sitcom The Cosby Show. William Henry Bill Cosby, Jr. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The 1980s refers to the years from 1980 to 1989. ... The Cosby Show is an American television sitcom starring Bill Cosby, first broadcast on September 20, 1984 and ran for eight seasons on the NBC television network, until April 30, 1992. ...

Williams enjoyed a successful career and worked regularly until his death. He died at age 80, in Las Vegas, Nevada. For further information, see Las Vegas metropolitan area and Las Vegas Strip. ...

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Prior to his death, Williams, his wife Jillean and friends set up the not-for profit Joe Williams Every day Foundation. Its goal: to offer scholarships to talented young musicians. JWEDF continues to this day and details of it can be found at www.jwedf.org.

Partial discography

Verve Records Verve Records is an American Jazz record label, founded by Norman Granz in 1956, which absorbed the catalogues of his earlier labels: Norgran Records and Clef Records (founded 1953). ...

• 1956 Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings
• 1957 One O'Clock Jump
• 1958 A Man Ain't Supposed to Cry
• 1963 Jump for Joy
• 1964 Me and the Blues
• 1966 Presenting Joe Williams and the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra
• 1973 Joe Williams Live
• 1985 I Just Wanna Sing
• 1993 Live at Orchestra Hall, Detroit
• 1993 Every Day: The Best of the Verve Years
• 1997 The Best of Joe Williams: The Roulette, Solid State & Blue Note Years
• 1998 One for My Baby
• 1999 Ultimate Joe Williams
• 2001 The Heart and Soul of Joe Williams and George Shearing
• 2002 The Definitive Joe Williams

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• 1984 Nothin' but the Blues